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Earlier we’ve talked about the differences between compost bins and compost tumblers, and let you, our wonderful composting audience, decide for yourselves on what you thought would work better for your needs. Well, let’s put our differences aside and talk about worm composting, also known in the composting world as vermiculture or vermicomposting. [...]
When customers come into our retail nursery store with a dead tree or shrub in hand they ask, why did it die? My response: Jeez did you water it? Nine time out of ten they did not water according to our instructions.
I will ask them how many times did you water? The average customers will [...]
Most Feng Shui bamboos are happiest in a moderately acidic loamy soil. If your soil is very heavy you can add organic material. It can be dug into the soil where the bamboo is to be planted, but the easiest thing is to mulch very heavily and let the earthworms do the work. Spread two [...]
“HELP! I have ants and bees and worms…all over my garden! What do I do?” Sometimes beginning gardeners are concerned that they may have a problem with the creatures they encounter while playing in the dirt. So first, let’s determine if you really do have a problem or…are those ants or bees or worms actually [...]
When starting to compost, one must ask, which exactly is better the compost bin or the compost tumbler? Really, it all depends on who you ask and what their current lifestyle is like. For instance, does this person have the time to commit to their compost and garden? More importantly, do you? [...]
We all have to fight bugs. Let me correct myself. Those of us who have ever done any sort of gardening have definitely had to deal with those pesky critters. Most of us try to find the best bug repellent and exterminator we can find and just try to avoid making our plants and/or veggies [...]
There are many people out there who think that once the first freeze comes, their gardening job is done for the year; no more weeding, no more digging, no more top soil, no more compost; and no more watering till next season. Well, I am going to let you in on a little secret: They [...]
Wiring is the practice of wrapping aluminum or copper wire around bonsai trees trunks or branches, in order to shape the tree gradually. The branches and trunks are wrapped in either anodized aluminum or annealed copper wire and held in place for a few weeks or months until they fuse into position. Once the wires [...]
In recent years there has been a move towards planting up more containers in the garden. At one time the only container gardening was the occasional hanging basket.
More people have transport and more disposable income that enables them to visit the big horticultural shows. To see garden designers using containerized plants on their stands or [...]
I find Japanese gardens fascinating, I have visited Japan twice once in 1998 and again in 2002. Japanese gardens are simple yet amazing, I particularly like the small Japanese gardens and this is what I am going to be writing about here.
There are a few basic ideas that you need to follow. Japanese gardens are [...]